"Actor: Gil Scott Heron"

• Gil Scott Heron - Tales Of Heron | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £17.86   |  Saving you £-7.87 (-78.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tales Of Gil was recorded at London's Town and Country Club with Gil Scott Heron's Amnesia Express band on the 14th of March 1990. Tracklist: 1. Three Miles Down 2. We Almost Lost Detroit 3. Angel Dust 4. Winter In America 5. Johannesburg 6. The Bottle

• Gil Scott Heron - Black Wax | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Robert Mugge Black Wax is a fascinating 79-minute portrait of Scott-Heron performing at the Wax Museum Nightclub D.C. in 1982 interspersed between scenes of him discussing political ironies as he wanders past national monuments and ghetto neighborhoods in Washington. Tracks include: Storm Music Waiting For The Axe To Fall Angel Dust Gun Winter In America Alien Johannesburg 'B' Movie.

• Gong - High Above the Subterrania Club 2000 | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Featuring a unigue performance of the band's internet broadcast recorded at the Subterranea Club. It captures the exciting unpredictable nature of Gong's spacey yet tight improvisation the quality of their audience rapport their musical absurdity and even the essence of their strange 'mythical' element. Tracks include: Foolfare Radio Gnome Invisible Flute Salad Zeroid Goddess Invocation You Can't Kill Me Oily Way Mad Monk.

• Gil Scott Heron And His Amnesia Express - Tales Of Gil | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Recorded live at London's Town & Country Club in 1990, Tales of Gil sees old-school funk's most congenial, but also political figure in full smooth effect, backed by a band of jazz-funk virtuosos. The word "virtuosos" is intended as much as a warning as a compliment: those with sensitive musical sensibilities might struggle through the lengthy bass solo interludes. Otherwise, this is Scott-Heron at his best, mixing polemic with rare jazzy groove and between-song patter. No one was able to sugar the political pill quite like Gil. "Three Miles Down", a tribute to the lives of coal miners, might come across as austere and hectoring in some hands but Scott-Heron delivers it sweet. Disappointingly, he doesn't perform his most famous song, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", his 1970 proto-rap against media airbrushing of the underprivileged, which establishes him as the missing link between 1960s black jazz radicalism and Public Enemy. However, he does perform "Johannesburg", bristling with new relevance with Nelson Mandela having been released from jail just weeks prior to this performance, and ends with the at once rousing and despairing "The Bottle", his lament for alcoholism, whose languorous, flute-driven funk earned him fresh popularity in the 80s. On the DVD: Tales of Gil is presented in 4:3 aspect ratio and the principal extra feature here is an introduction by British writer Kevin Le Gendre, who explains Gil Scott-Heron's contemporary relevance and role as Godfather of rap. --David Stubbs

• Gil Scott Heron-Paris Concert | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-4.24 (-26.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Gil Scott-Heron proto-rapper and pianist prime influence on hip-hop creates a synthesis of soul jazz and poetry that is quite unlike anything else around. Invigorated by righteous anger and biting wit his recordings and concerts have lost none of their vividness urgency or excitement in his 30-year career. Captured on this DVD to the delight of the New Morning public in 2001 this rebellious storyteller overcame many twists of fate to become one of the greatest and most respected singers in the soul tradition. Tracklist: 1. Blue Collar 2. A Lovely Day 3. Three Miles Down 4. Work For Peace 5. Angel Dust 6. There's A War Going On 7. Did You Hear What They Said? 8. Your Daddy Loves You 9. Everybody Loves The Sunshine 10. Winter In America 11. 95 South 12. Johannesburg 13. The Bottle

• Cool Runnings | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Reggae music is the heartbeat of the Caribbean and since 1978 Jamaica has played host to the annual Reggae Sunsplash festival. The year of 1983 was no different and it was this year that ""The"" reggae movie was filmed. Cool Runnings - The Reggae Movie is the encapsulation of many of the highlights of the 1983 concert. Shot on 16mm film by Robert Mugge who is considered one of the most important music filmmakers of recent times the film captures the message of unity that the Sunspla